Seattle WA: 31 days, 23 hours, 4 minutes, 3 seconds

 My countdown has begun. I'm heading for Washington state in only one month! It's hard to believe that time is going by so fast and yet so slow! I am ready to be in Washington, settling in and looking for a job! I've had enough of this limbo in between. I either want to be all there or all here, not in both places at the same time.  

I'm tired of my apartment looking like a playground of boxes and debris. Each night, I find myself navigating a maze of boxes just to get to my bed. Its really quite ridiculous and is starting to get old. Boxes seem to fill up every aspect of my living environment;  piling up in the middle of my living room and lining the bedroom walls. My garage is no exception, as it is filled with numerous items that remain mostly un-boxed at the moment. I have just been so busy! Who knew moving across the country would involve so much attention to detail? For example, the bank I have always used (since childhood) does not have a branch in WA state, forcing me to change all my accounts linked to that bank to a different banking provider. Having multiple accounts enrolled in "auto-pay" has made my banking life all the more difficult. Changing account numbers and deactivating the auto-pay feature for numerous companies has been an absolute nightmare. Just when you think your utility company has deactivated that auto-pay feature (as they promised) and you make that manual payment, BAM! They still take out via auto-pay, doubling you payment for that month. What does that equal? Well for me, it seems to turn into hours on the phone with a representative from a different country, trying to reverse the double payment. Additionally, "this is not a good time to discuss my eligibility for an upgrade or some new promotional feature". Not cool.

Overall though, I'm happy with my choice of choosing Chase bank. The transition from 5/3 Bank was mostly seamless, taking only about two days to complete. I'm also really excited about all of the new features offered by Chase that I will be able to use, like the spending-tracker which break's down all your spending for each month and show's you the areas you spend the most on. They also have a really interesting "Cash Back" feature with their Freedom credit card, which I am eager to try out. Hopefully earning money on each purchase I already make. I'm also enrolled in their "Bill Pay" feature, that puts me in control of paying my bill's, as opposed to that dreaded "auto-pay" feature. So my banking world is finally looking up! :)

Samantha: On the chair

Tabatha: Sunbathing in the window

My dad is flying in on this Tuesday (Today is Saturday) and we are going to spend a week moving a whole bunch of stuff to my parents garage. This is exciting, because I am so ready to get rid of some of these boxes!!! I will be hauling most of their stuff that has accumulated in my garage, but also some of my stuff that I think is either pointless to take along or nearly impossible to take with me. Unfortunately, the two cats I have been babysitting fall into that category, and won't be able to come with me. So my dad will be taking them back with him. This is going to be pretty hard, as they have really grown on me over the past 6 months... it will be so lonely with out them. :(